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mitt romney made a big move toward winning the republican nomination last night notching five primary victories. brian mooar reports. >> reporter: if there were any doubts mitt romney was going to be the republican nominee, he erased them tuesday night with a clean sweep this connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania and rhode island. >> i can say with confidence and gratitude that you have given me a great honor and solemn responsibility. and together, we are going to win on november 6th. >>> rick santorum who dropped out earlier this month, stopped just short of endorsing romney on cnn. >> it's very clear he will be the republican nominee and i'll be for the republican nominee. >> newt gingrich didn't drop out, but tipped his hat to romney. >> a night he has worked hard for, for six years. and that if he does end up as the nominee, i think every conservative in this country has to be committed to defeating barack obama. >> romney and obama are battling each other for the younger voters who could swing the elections. at campuses in north carolina and colorado the president focuse
mitt romney made a big move toward winning the republican nomination last night notching five primary victories. brian mooar reports. >> reporter: if there were any doubts mitt romney was going to be the republican nominee, he erased them tuesday night with a clean sweep this connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania and rhode island. >> i can say with confidence and gratitude that you have given me a great honor and solemn responsibility. and together, we are going to win on...
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marco rubio endorsed romney last night. he's a tea party favorite. he said it's clear romney will win and the drawn out party will hurt the chanceness of beating president obama in november. >>> two of romney's rivals will be campaigning. ron paul spoke to a capacity crowd last night at the university of maryland. more than 1,700 people packed the coliseum to hear the congressman speak and many students were turned away because of lack of space. newt gingrich spoke. this is his third speech since he dismissed a third of his campaign staff. gingrich did not discuss his campaign troubles yesterday. he did talk about what motivated him to run for president in the first place. >>> this morning we're working to find out why a 17-year-old student from clinton died at school. she was a senior at sur ratsville high school. she collapsed while jogging on the track in gym class. she was taken to the hospital where she died. her father said she did not have a history of problems. she played basketball and volleyball and was in the rotc. her father tells us sh
marco rubio endorsed romney last night. he's a tea party favorite. he said it's clear romney will win and the drawn out party will hurt the chanceness of beating president obama in november. >>> two of romney's rivals will be campaigning. ron paul spoke to a capacity crowd last night at the university of maryland. more than 1,700 people packed the coliseum to hear the congressman speak and many students were turned away because of lack of space. newt gingrich spoke. this is his third...
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to prep for the first of the three debates that they will have starting tomorrow night in denver. republicans are hoping it will be a game changer for their nominee who right now trails the president in every battleground state. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with all of those details. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. for both campaigns this debate brings both challenge and opportunity. as denver gets ready for tomorrow night's first presidential debate, so are the candidates. >> it'll be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. we'll get to describe our respective views. >> reporter: romney is hoping to pick up a few votes with an endorsement from football great john elway. president obama is taking the personal approach to nail down votes. >> this is barack obama. >> reporter: and like romney, the president sees this debate as a chance to talk to america. >> it's a choice between two different paths for this country. it's a choice between two fundamentally different visions for our nation. >> reporter:
to prep for the first of the three debates that they will have starting tomorrow night in denver. republicans are hoping it will be a game changer for their nominee who right now trails the president in every battleground state. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with all of those details. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. for both campaigns this debate brings both challenge and opportunity. as denver gets ready for tomorrow night's first presidential...
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then later in the night, romney's wife ann will take the stage as will new jersey governor chris christie for the key note address. virginia governor bob mcdonnell will also take the stais stage for a prime time speaking spot tonight. romney's oldest son tag says the convention will help voters get to know his dad a little better. >> it's a first chance for people tuning into the election to get to know my dad. he's got a vision for america to fix the economy. he's a great guy. a great father, great gra grandfather and a very good husband. >> the convention is a family affair this year. his daughter will also have the honor of addressing the rnc crowd. the 31-year-old who served in iraq as a army platoon leader will speak around 8:00 tomorrow night. the fellow veteran wounded in combat will join her on stage. she has been in the spotlight before campaigning for her father and singing the "national anthem" at his 2010 inauguration. programming note about rnc coverage for you. tomorrow, "nbc nightly news" will air half hour early at 6:30 p.m. so we can bring you the redskins preseason game
then later in the night, romney's wife ann will take the stage as will new jersey governor chris christie for the key note address. virginia governor bob mcdonnell will also take the stais stage for a prime time speaking spot tonight. romney's oldest son tag says the convention will help voters get to know his dad a little better. >> it's a first chance for people tuning into the election to get to know my dad. he's got a vision for america to fix the economy. he's a great guy. a great...
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another top story, when donors were at romney's hotel last night, rob portman came by. as one aide told us, portman played a better president obama than the president himself. >> peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign. back over to chuck todd. same question to you. having seen that bizarre development of people in the crowd at an obama rally wondering what was going on last night. >> yeah, that was unbelievable. it's safe to say the swagger and over confidence is gone from this campaign. and i would call it anxiety from them today. this is the way the obama campaign tried to act today. number one, they put out the first ad using debate footage, calling mitt romney dishonest. david plouffe, senien strategis used the word dishonest for not being honest nearly a dozen times this afternoon, so they're trying to put the focus on mitt romney and saying hey, he gave a great performance, but didn't exactly, wasn't exactly honest. it was rally therapy out here though. he did have 30,000 people show up in madison. >> wrapping it up for us tonight. thanks. we have two
another top story, when donors were at romney's hotel last night, rob portman came by. as one aide told us, portman played a better president obama than the president himself. >> peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign. back over to chuck todd. same question to you. having seen that bizarre development of people in the crowd at an obama rally wondering what was going on last night. >> yeah, that was unbelievable. it's safe to say the swagger and over confidence is gone...
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mitt romney to new hampshire, campaigning into the night. in a surprise move the romney campaign announced he'll come back to ohio, to cleveland, and pennsylvania tomorrow. for one last push on election day. from cincinnati, ohio, ooem steve handelsman, news 4. >> volunteers are ready. eric gonzalez with last minute prop rations across the area and what you can do to avoid spending hours in line. >> well, one of the things that people are urging voters to do is especially if you have to go out to places like maryland where the ballots or the sample ballots look like this and the questions are lengthy, go over them, revise them. know how you're going to vote tomorrow. >> i'm excited. i can't wait. i can't wait. yeah! >> millions will eagerly take to the pollsn what could likely be a frenzy. but tonight it's quiet. it's about the prep work. seals ready to be broken at just the right time. >> we anticipate a heavy turnout tomorrow. >> virginia polling places will set up its machines tomorrow morning. >> a lot of folks have sacrificed a lot. jus
mitt romney to new hampshire, campaigning into the night. in a surprise move the romney campaign announced he'll come back to ohio, to cleveland, and pennsylvania tomorrow. for one last push on election day. from cincinnati, ohio, ooem steve handelsman, news 4. >> volunteers are ready. eric gonzalez with last minute prop rations across the area and what you can do to avoid spending hours in line. >> well, one of the things that people are urging voters to do is especially if you...
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romney addressed the issue last night. he's not backing down. romney said government should not take from some to give to others. on the tape romney also talked about the chances of peace in the middle east. he said the palestinians don't want peace and are committed to the elimination of israel. >> we have a potentially volatile situation. >> meanwhile a just released poll indicates romney is losing grounds for the president in key swing states. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning. mitt romney is hoping to get back on message today but all the talk here is about that secretly reported tape and all of this comes at the same time that a new poll is released showing the race for president is not as tight as it was. president obama is pulling ahead of mitt romney in battleground states most likely to decide the election. a poll of voters in colorado, virginia and wisconsin shows a virtual tie in colorado with president obama ahead by one point, a six point swing from the last poll in august. in virginia the presiden
romney addressed the issue last night. he's not backing down. romney said government should not take from some to give to others. on the tape romney also talked about the chances of peace in the middle east. he said the palestinians don't want peace and are committed to the elimination of israel. >> we have a potentially volatile situation. >> meanwhile a just released poll indicates romney is losing grounds for the president in key swing states. susan mcginnis is in washington with...
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. >>> this should be mitt romney's night. the republicans voting in texas are almost certain to give him the delegates he needs to wrap up the presidential nomination. there is a distraction. donald trump. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: on the day he is set to clinch the republican nomination, when the votes are tallied in today's texas primary, mitt romney was in colorado promising to roll back obama administration regulations that locals blame for hurting the nearby coalmine and power plant. >> i want jobs and government that's an ally of business. >> in a new ad he charges president obama wasted tax dollars pushing low pollution businesses. not just solyndra. >> sun power. more than a billion dollars in loan guarantees. lost half a billion last year. laying off workers. >> but that romney message may be lost today thanks to donald trump who romney appears with tonight. trump is back to questioning the obama birth place. this morning on cnbc. >> you're not allowed to be president if you're not born in the country. b
. >>> this should be mitt romney's night. the republicans voting in texas are almost certain to give him the delegates he needs to wrap up the presidential nomination. there is a distraction. donald trump. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: on the day he is set to clinch the republican nomination, when the votes are tallied in today's texas primary, mitt romney was in colorado promising to roll back obama administration regulations that locals blame for hurting the nearby...
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senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading, governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, the first time since the party nominations governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% over 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the march begins are in the margin of error, they're in a tie. >>> it's time to press the flesh as they try to lock in every last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie pots has those details for us from washington, trais ssi, good morning. >> they're doing it by crisscrossing this country by hitting those battleground states. let's talk about governor romney. he is in nevada and iowa today. he'll be in ohio. a couple of stops there after last night with his running malt paul ryan. washington post abc poll there's a virtual tie. he's only one point behind, a virtual tie. he says that
senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading, governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, the first time since the party nominations governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% over 48%. that was only after rounding...
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later in the night romney's wife ann will take the stage, as will new jersey governor chris chrisst christi for the key note address. bob mcdonnell will also get a prime time speaking time tonight. >>> daughter will also have the honor of addressing the rnc crowd. the 31-year-old who served in iraq as an army platoon leader will introduce senator john mccain around 8:00 tomorrow night. a fellow veteran who was wounded in combat will join her on the stage. jenen mcdonnell has been in the spotlight before campaigning for her dad and singing the "national anthem" at his 2010 inauguration. >>> the mcdonnell speeches are two examples of the pivotal rolled played at this year's convention. delegates will also be essential to the nomination. barbara comstock is the chairman. she will be on the big stage for a short speech and then second romney's nomination to set the roll call vote in motion. >> i'm really looking forward to that because i've been work for him since t. th2006 and i'm exc about the campaign and having the next president of the united states be mitt romney. >> the delegation got st
later in the night romney's wife ann will take the stage, as will new jersey governor chris chrisst christi for the key note address. bob mcdonnell will also get a prime time speaking time tonight. >>> daughter will also have the honor of addressing the rnc crowd. the 31-year-old who served in iraq as an army platoon leader will introduce senator john mccain around 8:00 tomorrow night. a fellow veteran who was wounded in combat will join her on the stage. jenen mcdonnell has been in...
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the romney/ryan ticket official. mitt romney accepted the nomination last night. today they head right not battleground state of virginia. hear the pledge romney made to america last night coming up in ten minutes. >>> right now it is 6:30. it's a little bit humid outside. right now at 73 degrees. might get some rain, too. >> storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is out on the storm 4 weather deck. >> starting off this morning, the area is kind of soft and mild approximately joining me this morning out here on the storm team4 deck my cricket friends, there's jimeny and they're starting off nice under this clear sky. around the region now, a soft pink sun rise under way. live view from our nbc4 hd city camera. dew point around 70. as the day progresses we out to be drying out. right now looking around mperatures around the region. rural areas where we do have some patchy dense fog. so watch out for that. but the low humidity will be developing again here by the afternoon. by noontime, it will soar to the upper 80s for your lunch hour. sun rise, just a few minutes.
the romney/ryan ticket official. mitt romney accepted the nomination last night. today they head right not battleground state of virginia. hear the pledge romney made to america last night coming up in ten minutes. >>> right now it is 6:30. it's a little bit humid outside. right now at 73 degrees. might get some rain, too. >> storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is out on the storm 4 weather deck. >> starting off this morning, the area is kind of soft and mild...
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and in last night's halftime show chris berman interviewed president obama and mitt romney. we begin with mr. romney. >> this campaign process goes on a couple of years. lots of flights, lots of trips. what i found that surprised me is the more events i did, the more energy i seemed to get. >> in sports it's about winning championships. interesting in politics, it's not winning elections, it's making sure that you're delivering for the folks who sent you. >> speaking of sports, president obama predikded a victory for his chicago bears. >>> people in countries around the world pay a lot more attention to the american presidential election than you might thing. michelle is in london with more on that. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: absolutely, lynn. this has been the big story here. it's all over television. the coverage has been extensive and extremely thorough in newspapers and on the web. you think about it, virtually every major publication outside of the u.s. has a section on its website that is devoted to this election. that's hard for us in the states to have any
and in last night's halftime show chris berman interviewed president obama and mitt romney. we begin with mr. romney. >> this campaign process goes on a couple of years. lots of flights, lots of trips. what i found that surprised me is the more events i did, the more energy i seemed to get. >> in sports it's about winning championships. interesting in politics, it's not winning elections, it's making sure that you're delivering for the folks who sent you. >> speaking of...
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it was mitt romney's night. he won a decisive victory here and now has three times as many delegates as gingrich. plus, as we've learned this morning, he will get secret service protection starting tomorrow morning as the front-runner here. he won women, he won seniors, he won a majority of the hispanic vote. the first time that we've seen in this race so far such a big difference among those categories. gingrich came in a distant second. he didn't even call romney last night to congratulate him. he is vowing to stay in the race. what they both had to say after the votes were tallied last night. >> together we will build an america where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word and old bumper sticker. [ applause ] >> and i think florida did something very important, coming on top of south carolina. it is now clear that this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader newt gingrich and the massachusetts moderate. [ applause ] >> reporter: rick santorum and ron paul also planning to hang i
it was mitt romney's night. he won a decisive victory here and now has three times as many delegates as gingrich. plus, as we've learned this morning, he will get secret service protection starting tomorrow morning as the front-runner here. he won women, he won seniors, he won a majority of the hispanic vote. the first time that we've seen in this race so far such a big difference among those categories. gingrich came in a distant second. he didn't even call romney last night to congratulate...
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good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee,
good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee,
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they said president obama got that moment last night when he nailed mitt romney op the 47% comment that he failed to do in the first debate. now, for our listeners who were rooting for mitt romney, and we do have listeners who root for mitt romney and our republicans, they say mitt romney missed the boat on the libya exchange. of course, that was supposed to be his drop the mike moment. did not happen for the governor. you know what, it was the debate that people wanted to see last night. >> all right. speaking of mitt romney's supporters, actress stacy dash is also stirring up a lot of reaction after announcing in a simple tweet that she supports governor romney. what is the blowback on all of this? >> that happened a little while ago and people just can't stop talking about it. unbelievable backlash. even called for her to commit suicide. kind of crazy. but that has been the tone of this election season by a lot of people. people on the far left, far right, have gone way too far. the problem with stacy dash is she's an african-american, unemployed actress who struggled in hollywood. b
they said president obama got that moment last night when he nailed mitt romney op the 47% comment that he failed to do in the first debate. now, for our listeners who were rooting for mitt romney, and we do have listeners who root for mitt romney and our republicans, they say mitt romney missed the boat on the libya exchange. of course, that was supposed to be his drop the mike moment. did not happen for the governor. you know what, it was the debate that people wanted to see last night....
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. >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday night. i'm kate know for lester holt and all of us here at nbc nightly news, thank you for watching, good night. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee,
. >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday night. i'm kate know for lester holt and all of us here at nbc nightly news, thank you for watching, good night. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee,
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here's governor romney last night. >> he said he would bring the unemployment rate down to 5.2% by now. and we just learned on friday it's 7.9%. it is nine million jobs short of what he promised. and unemployment -- unemployment today is higher than when barack obama took office. >> so if you've got anxiety about the economy, this is the president's record. and you have to be disappointed. is that what you're fearful of? >> no. i think we're going to win the case of the economy in this election, which is the primary reason we'll win the election. the economy is beginning to come back. we've got to build on that progress. we have created 5.5 million jobs in the last 40 months. over two million jobs by the way over the last 12 months. so we have to do a lot more. but, listen, governor romney wants to return us to the very same policies that created the recession in the first place. when we were losing 800,000 jobs. he wants to return to those policies. that's the choice. do we build on the progress that we've made, and we have a lot more work to do. the president has a plan to continue t
here's governor romney last night. >> he said he would bring the unemployment rate down to 5.2% by now. and we just learned on friday it's 7.9%. it is nine million jobs short of what he promised. and unemployment -- unemployment today is higher than when barack obama took office. >> so if you've got anxiety about the economy, this is the president's record. and you have to be disappointed. is that what you're fearful of? >> no. i think we're going to win the case of the...
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to take back the white house. >> reporter: a new mood after many saw a new mitt romney last night. >> let's get back to medicare. the president said that the government can provide the service at lower cost and without a profit. >> reporter: in control, assertive, presidential. while barack obama kept his eyes and his energy low. >> it's very rare that stylistically there's such a clear triumph of one side over the other. >> reporter: a rally in denver, the president admitted he got surprised. >> when i got onto the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. >> reporter: he charged romney changed his stance on taxes and spending. >> but if you want to be president, you owe the american people the truth. >> reporter: some felt mr. obama owed them a better debate. >> he looked like he was tired, drained. >> i think he didn't have the practice. >> you more worried obama might lose now? >> well, no, not really. >> reporter: obama strategists hint the boss learned a lesson. >> he'll review it and if he wants to make some changes in the next debate, he'll do so.
to take back the white house. >> reporter: a new mood after many saw a new mitt romney last night. >> let's get back to medicare. the president said that the government can provide the service at lower cost and without a profit. >> reporter: in control, assertive, presidential. while barack obama kept his eyes and his energy low. >> it's very rare that stylistically there's such a clear triumph of one side over the other. >> reporter: a rally in denver, the...
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people are talking about president barack obama fought off mitt romney to win re-election last night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ so, congratulations, president obama on his second term. of course, today, everyone was busy looking at all the different numbers, trying to figure out who voted for which candidate. this is very interesting, it turns out that president obama beat mitt romney by 38 points among single women. [ scattered cheers ] they say it's because of obama's final campaign slogan "hope and pinot grigio." [ light laughter ] the president also got a lot of help in the election last night with 70% of the jewish vote. when jewish voters heard their support for obama was so high, they were like, "eh, it could have been better." [ laughter ] it was a hard-fought election, and mitt romney did not give up easy. in fact, the romney campaign would not concede ohio, even after every major network declared obama the winner. you could tell romney was getting desperate when he said, "let's wait and see what the food network has to say. they have a voice just like all. let's see what h
people are talking about president barack obama fought off mitt romney to win re-election last night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ so, congratulations, president obama on his second term. of course, today, everyone was busy looking at all the different numbers, trying to figure out who voted for which candidate. this is very interesting, it turns out that president obama beat mitt romney by 38 points among single women. [ scattered cheers ] they say it's because of obama's final campaign slogan...
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mitt romney is still the front-runner, though, and he is the man to beat. >> this was a good night for rick santorum. i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the very best. we will keep on campaigning down the road, but i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> reporter: ron paul isn't giving up. >> we did very well tonight and have a very, very strong second place and it's going to continue! >> reporter: but it was a huge night for rick santorum. if it didn't turn around his campaign, it certainly turned heads. if nothing else, santorum's win is yet another reminder that romney is still having trouble connecting can conservatives. >> brian, thank you. >>> the white house is defending itself in a controversial over contraception and religion. white house spokesman jay carney says the administration wants to reassure hospitals and others connected to the catholic church about a new requirement for them to provide birth control coverage to employees, regardless of religious beliefs. while carney stressed president obama wants women employees to have the contraceptive he
mitt romney is still the front-runner, though, and he is the man to beat. >> this was a good night for rick santorum. i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the very best. we will keep on campaigning down the road, but i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> reporter: ron paul isn't giving up. >> we did very well tonight and have a very, very strong second place and it's going to continue! >> reporter: but it was a huge night for rick santorum. if it...
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how he won, why and why mitt romney lost. and the message the voters across america sent last night. we'll have a look at the trends and the results. >>> also, tonight, the east coast is taking another hit of extreme weather, and it will only get worse. it means more rough weather of people hit by hurricane sandy. the storm and election night news begins now. >>> good evening, while the nation tries to recover from a deep recession, and in a presidential race we were after all, all told was as close and as tight as they get. president obama, the 44th president of the united states was reelected last night. he was somehow able to stitch together a convincing victory, s win i winning just about all the battleground states that were so heavily fought over in the most expensive race in u.s. history. it was early this morning when the president appeared with his family, becoming the third consecutive two-term president we elected. not happening since the presidents jefferson, madison and monroe. president obama won both a decisive
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obama, and he is in this position because of what happened the last time he met governor romney on a debate stage. it was readily apparent and the president later aadmitted he was outenergized that first time around and it moved the poll numbers. tonight has the potential to change this race yet again. in a moment we go inside the venue for the introduction of these two men, president obama, governor romney, their second of three debates. this one, of course, off the vice presidential debate. tonight the format here becomes critical. while candy crowley of cnn will moderate the discussion, this is a town hall format tonight. the questions coming from undecided voters as chosen by the gallup polling organization. there are 80 undecided voters in the hall. organizers hope to get 13 questions in along with follow-ups in the 90 minutes before us. candy crowley has indicated she plans a more activist role. that made the organizers nervous. let's see what she has to say. >> good evening from hofstra university in new york. i'm candy crowley from cnn's state of the union. we are here for th
obama, and he is in this position because of what happened the last time he met governor romney on a debate stage. it was readily apparent and the president later aadmitted he was outenergized that first time around and it moved the poll numbers. tonight has the potential to change this race yet again. in a moment we go inside the venue for the introduction of these two men, president obama, governor romney, their second of three debates. this one, of course, off the vice presidential debate....
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i hope romney does a solid performance on wednesday night. i don't look for anything that's going to be huge home runs. i think he will do well. jobes, the economy, this out-of-control issue with libya, the national security, people are watching that. 43 months of above 8% unemployment. i think it is very difficult for the president. i think these states are going to be very close. and my hope is that we're going to push forward with the win. >> don't be over-confident. go out there ask work very hard. i agree this is going to be a close election. it could brea break open. if romney doesn't do well wednesday night this election could break open. i think it goes beyond issues and the alienation of people medicare issues and things like that. a republican friend of mine publicly says the fundamental problem isn't that people don't like him, it's that people think romney doesn't like them. that comes from the 47% tape. it comes from a number of other incidents. so in this debate he has somehow or other got to make people sense he feels and under
i hope romney does a solid performance on wednesday night. i don't look for anything that's going to be huge home runs. i think he will do well. jobes, the economy, this out-of-control issue with libya, the national security, people are watching that. 43 months of above 8% unemployment. i think it is very difficult for the president. i think these states are going to be very close. and my hope is that we're going to push forward with the win. >> don't be over-confident. go out there ask...
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last night he was in georgetown holding a fund-raiser at washington harbor. earlier in the day, he visited an electronics design firm in sterling, virginia, along with governor bob mcdonnell. all day, romney slammed the president's health care reform law and even said that no matter today's supreme court decision, he'll fight the law if he becomes president. >>> "the washington post" told mitt romney's campaign it stands by its story about bain capital sending jobs out of the country. romney's campaign demanded a retraction, even having top aides meet with "the post" editors yesterday to make out their points. they argued that none of the facts are accurate and that companies bain invested in actually added jobs, but a spokeswoman for "the post" says the reporters are very confident with what they discovered about bain. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell taking some credits for the university of virginia reinstating its ousted president. mcdonnell says his threats to fire the school's governing board helped force their decision to ultimately bring back teres
last night he was in georgetown holding a fund-raiser at washington harbor. earlier in the day, he visited an electronics design firm in sterling, virginia, along with governor bob mcdonnell. all day, romney slammed the president's health care reform law and even said that no matter today's supreme court decision, he'll fight the law if he becomes president. >>> "the washington post" told mitt romney's campaign it stands by its story about bain capital sending jobs out of the...
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romney is also considering a major television appearance on "saturday night live." he says his decision will depend on the nature of the skit. although jason sedakis does a good job. polls show he needs to win over prospective voters. 47% say they have an unfavorable opinion, 45% -- 35% favored him, and he's trailing president obama in 21 points. romney's numbers are the lowest popularity rating of a presumptive presidential unemploymenominee in decades. >>> more on the alleged prostitution daniel? colombia. some had president obama's minute-by-minute plans for his trip during the summit of the americas. that potentially put the president's life at risk if plans had fallen into the wrong hands. the secret service revoked the top security clear ans of 11 agents under investigation right now. that includes two supervisors, three snipers, and three s.w.a.t. team members. the pentagon says more than five military members are also under investigation. they worked as bomb experts and dog handlers. >>> george zimmerman's defense attorney is requesting the judge in the tray
romney is also considering a major television appearance on "saturday night live." he says his decision will depend on the nature of the skit. although jason sedakis does a good job. polls show he needs to win over prospective voters. 47% say they have an unfavorable opinion, 45% -- 35% favored him, and he's trailing president obama in 21 points. romney's numbers are the lowest popularity rating of a presumptive presidential unemploymenominee in decades. >>> more on the...
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hispanics there, but he also said that mitt romney's debate was more style over substance, that debate really fueling the polls and we'll see if it's affected by the vice presidential debate this week. vice president biden, paul ryan debate on thursday. both of them out of the public spotlight as they continue to study for that. ryan is in florida. vice president biden is in delaware. he says he is focusing on ryan's speeches and on his budget. lynn? >>> tracie pots for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> a nashville hospital is reporting another death from the meningitis outbreak. that's according to the associated press. if confirmed, it would be the fifth deadly case in tennessee, the ninth nationally. at least 105 people in nine states from minnesota to florida have been affected. the cdc now believes 13,000 people in 23 states may have received steroid injections tied to this outbreak. while many are believed not to be at risk, those who got the shot between late june and september are being urged to get checked. >>> for the very first time we are hearing from jerry sandusky
hispanics there, but he also said that mitt romney's debate was more style over substance, that debate really fueling the polls and we'll see if it's affected by the vice presidential debate this week. vice president biden, paul ryan debate on thursday. both of them out of the public spotlight as they continue to study for that. ryan is in florida. vice president biden is in delaware. he says he is focusing on ryan's speeches and on his budget. lynn? >>> tracie pots for us in...
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florida senator marco rubio endorsed romney last night. rubio is a tea party favorite and said it's clear romney will win the gop nomination in a drawn-out primary battle will hurt the nominee's chances of beating barack obama in november. >>> newt gingrich says he has a new strategy. he spoke yesterday at georgetown. it was his first speech since cutting a third of his staff this week. he didn't talk about his campaign problems, he did say why he wanted to run for president in the first place. >>> the fate of the nation's health care law now rests with the nine justices on the supreme court. three days of oral arguments concluded yesterday afternoon. in their final sessions, the justices seemed unanimous that if the mandatory insurance requirement is thrown out, two closely-related provisions would have to go as well. one bans insurance coverage from refusing to cover people with preexisting conditions. the other limits when companies can charge higher rates. the justices were split on if the law should be thrown out or sent back to congr
florida senator marco rubio endorsed romney last night. rubio is a tea party favorite and said it's clear romney will win the gop nomination in a drawn-out primary battle will hurt the nominee's chances of beating barack obama in november. >>> newt gingrich says he has a new strategy. he spoke yesterday at georgetown. it was his first speech since cutting a third of his staff this week. he didn't talk about his campaign problems, he did say why he wanted to run for president in the...
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the flag will remain at half-staff until wednesday night. he and mitt romney have taken their campaign ads off the air in colorado for the time being. the campaign canceled multiple events. romney is still planning to head overseas next week. a planned trip to england, israel and poland. >>> the battle for virginia's senate seat isn't slowing down. later this morning george allen and tim kainewill square off in their official debate. candy crowley will moderate that debate. the latest polls show -- that came out thursday shows allen leading by two points but within the poll's margin of error. >> a redistricting map will go before voters in november. opponents gathered 59 thises this signatures. critics say the map approved by the democratically controlled general assembly amounts to gerrymandering. >> we're moving right along. make room on the roads. the event bringing 20 thises this people this weekend. >>> gas pries are going up. what's causing this pain at the >>> expect delay on all five metro lines this weekend as crews will be working
the flag will remain at half-staff until wednesday night. he and mitt romney have taken their campaign ads off the air in colorado for the time being. the campaign canceled multiple events. romney is still planning to head overseas next week. a planned trip to england, israel and poland. >>> the battle for virginia's senate seat isn't slowing down. later this morning george allen and tim kainewill square off in their official debate. candy crowley will moderate that debate. the latest...
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romney is saying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. when romney says "do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade? yes." he's saying he'll deny women the right to make their own medical decisions and when his campaign can't say whether he'd support equal pay protections.
romney is saying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. when romney says "do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade? yes." he's saying he'll deny women the right to make their own medical decisions and when his campaign can't say whether he'd support equal pay protections.
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no question this was mitt romney's night on style, on kind of resetting where the campaign was. and that's a question i think we have to step out and ask ourselves. did this night fundamentally alter the trajectory of the race? for mitt romney he needed to play for more time. where the polls are going into this race, where the president was starting to open up a lead. he needed people not to close their minds and not give him a chance and tune him out. he may have gotten another chance. and president obama needed to close the sale, and he didn't do that tonight. >> chuck todd out in the spin room in denver. to savannah's pot, the romney campaigns need to play for time. and the numbers that are still out there and able to be on the move despite, as we keep pointing out, the fact that voting, chuck, is under way in 34 out of the 50 states. >> but look, there is some fluidity. we know that there is some places, particularly in some of the battleground states, virginia and florida and colorado where we are tonight, in particular where the president hadn't been opening up a lead. yes
no question this was mitt romney's night on style, on kind of resetting where the campaign was. and that's a question i think we have to step out and ask ourselves. did this night fundamentally alter the trajectory of the race? for mitt romney he needed to play for more time. where the polls are going into this race, where the president was starting to open up a lead. he needed people not to close their minds and not give him a chance and tune him out. he may have gotten another chance. and...
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. >> i thought he did a good job last night. i thought we had a second debate where, you know, governor romney wouldn't even commit to tell us anything about the details of the budget. that ought to tell people all they need to know. >>> dropped like a rock. lance armstrong was sacked by almost every company he represented. a devastating day for the once represented. a devastating day for the once heralded athlete. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. well, a 21-year-old man from bangladesh is being held this morning on charges of plotting to blow up the new york city headquarters of the federal reserve. prosecutors say he was inspired by osama bin laden and that he tried to recruit others from across the country not realizing those were undercover agents. >> reporter: this is the face of suspected bomber quazi muhammad nafis. this was his target, the federal reserve bank. he parked a van packed with what he thought was a thousand pounds of explosives trying to kill hundreds of thousand
. >> i thought he did a good job last night. i thought we had a second debate where, you know, governor romney wouldn't even commit to tell us anything about the details of the budget. that ought to tell people all they need to know. >>> dropped like a rock. lance armstrong was sacked by almost every company he represented. a devastating day for the once represented. a devastating day for the once heralded athlete. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good...
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supporters joined both candidates as the votes came in last night with mitt romney's supporters in massachusetts and obama's supporters in chicago. >> that's where tracie potts is back with a look back on what ended up not being such a long night. >> reporter: we weren't even sure we'd have an answer for you this morning. they were major states outstanding early this morning when it was declared that president obama had the 270 electoral votes needed to win this very close race. a burst of emotion at the obama victory party in chicago the moment the race was called. and early this morning celebrations around the country from new york to los angeles and the white house where president obama will spend four more years. >> whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. we are not as divided as our politics suggest. we're not as cynical as the pundits believe. we are greater than the sum of our individual ambition, and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united state
supporters joined both candidates as the votes came in last night with mitt romney's supporters in massachusetts and obama's supporters in chicago. >> that's where tracie potts is back with a look back on what ended up not being such a long night. >> reporter: we weren't even sure we'd have an answer for you this morning. they were major states outstanding early this morning when it was declared that president obama had the 270 electoral votes needed to win this very close race. a...
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romney slammed the president's health care reform law. he even said that no matter today's supreme court decision, he will fight to completely repeal that law if he becomes president. >>> and "the washington post" told romney's campaign it stands by its story about bain capital outsourcing jobs. the romney campaign demanded a retraction, even having top aides meet with "post" editors yesterday to make their points. they argued that none of the "post's" facts are accurate and that companies bain invested in actually added jobs. a spokeswoman for "the post" says the reporters are very confident in what they discovered about bain. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell says he deserves some credit for the university of virginia reinstating its ousted president. mcdonnell says his threat to fire the school's governing board helped force their decision to ultimately bring back teresa sullivan. the governor did not take a side in the issue, but he did say that he wanted a final answer either way or he would ask for the board's resignation. sulliva
romney slammed the president's health care reform law. he even said that no matter today's supreme court decision, he will fight to completely repeal that law if he becomes president. >>> and "the washington post" told romney's campaign it stands by its story about bain capital outsourcing jobs. the romney campaign demanded a retraction, even having top aides meet with "post" editors yesterday to make their points. they argued that none of the "post's"...
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mitt romney grabbed his second straight convincing win in nevada last night. can he be stopped? we'll ask his primary challenger, former speaker of the house newt gingrich. then, with the super bowl just a few hours away, the governor of indiana, mitch daniels, mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg, and governor of massachusetts, deval patrick, join me live to discuss the economy, politics and football. plus, our "political round table," all coming up this morning on "meet the press." and be sure to stay tuned after the program for my special "press pass" conversation with former football star turned republican congressman j.c. watts. we talk politics and football as well, only here on nbc 4. >> all right, david, thank you. ♪ >>> one d.c. man will have an extra incentive to watch the commercials during the super bowl. ♪ pizza hut, making it great ♪ ten dollar any pizza any way you like it ♪ ♪ sausage, bacon, pepperoni, that's the one that i get ♪ >> you can't help but dance to that. the man in that commercial is david johnson from southeast. he even has chris gor
mitt romney grabbed his second straight convincing win in nevada last night. can he be stopped? we'll ask his primary challenger, former speaker of the house newt gingrich. then, with the super bowl just a few hours away, the governor of indiana, mitch daniels, mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg, and governor of massachusetts, deval patrick, join me live to discuss the economy, politics and football. plus, our "political round table," all coming up this morning on "meet...
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you might hear the president, who probably thinks he did better last night than mitt romney as the commander in chief, want to go out there and maybe joke about mitt romney's record and how he thinks that he's been inconsistent on some of these things. you'll probably hear mitt romney go right back to places like colorado, ohio, places like that, talking about the economy and the president's record. >> domenico, thank you so much for joining us. appreciate your time. >>> the first debate may be remembered as the big bird debate, the second for mitt romney's binder full of women comment. last night's debate may be known as the horses and bayonettes debate. >> our navy is smaller than any time since 1917. the navy needed 317 ships to carry out their mission. we're down to 285. we're headed down to the low 200s if we go through a sequestration. that's unacceptable to me. >> ever governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonettes because the nature of our military has changed. we have aircraft carriers where planes land on them, and ships that go under water, nuclear submarines. the game is not
you might hear the president, who probably thinks he did better last night than mitt romney as the commander in chief, want to go out there and maybe joke about mitt romney's record and how he thinks that he's been inconsistent on some of these things. you'll probably hear mitt romney go right back to places like colorado, ohio, places like that, talking about the economy and the president's record. >> domenico, thank you so much for joining us. appreciate your time. >>> the...
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gingrich's decision appeared all but inevitable after romney's strong sweep last night of the five nominating contests, in new york, pennsylvania, connecticut, rhode island and delaware. >> you have to be honest about what's happening in the real world as opposed to what's happening. governor romney had a very good day yesterday. >> gingrich added that he believes it's clear that romney will ultimately be the nominee for the republican party. he said he would do everything he could to help romney win in the fall. >>> the trial of the five men accused of the south carolina street shootings -- south capitol street is officially in the hands of the jury. the defendants are accused of killing five people and wounding several others in a series of related attacks back in march of 2010. prosecutors say it all began over a missing fake diamond bracelet. the jury is expected to deliberate until 5:00 tonight. >>> firefighters and paramedics are going door-to-door in prince george's county checking carbon monoxide detectors trying to prevent another tragedy after five people were over come by fumes in
gingrich's decision appeared all but inevitable after romney's strong sweep last night of the five nominating contests, in new york, pennsylvania, connecticut, rhode island and delaware. >> you have to be honest about what's happening in the real world as opposed to what's happening. governor romney had a very good day yesterday. >> gingrich added that he believes it's clear that romney will ultimately be the nominee for the republican party. he said he would do everything he could...
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talk about that and talk about how it's compared to romney and the parties? >> that night at the democratic convention might be the best organized, best reinvention, if you will, of somebody that we've ever seen. that's when they debuted the famous photo of clinton and kennedy shaking hands. that was from a production standpoint by political party still an unmatched convention in the modern era. let's say something about bounces. there's not going to be any. the conventions are too late. that convention was at the end of july. you had ross perot drop out so he got more of a bump, frankly, than he probably would have had perot still been in the race. these conventions now are so late, and there's been so much money. this is not august. it's october. let's not pretend, $500 million have been spent by both sides in this presidential election. this is -- you're not going to see more than a one to two-point bump as we saw with ryan. this isn't a reflection of ryan. this is a reflection of the amount of money. >> respond to the congresswoman, mike. does mitt romney
talk about that and talk about how it's compared to romney and the parties? >> that night at the democratic convention might be the best organized, best reinvention, if you will, of somebody that we've ever seen. that's when they debuted the famous photo of clinton and kennedy shaking hands. that was from a production standpoint by political party still an unmatched convention in the modern era. let's say something about bounces. there's not going to be any. the conventions are too late....
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i think we will know before the end of the night. i tell you something, the independent voters are trending heavily toward mitt romney. with those numbers like that, it pretty well assures me we are going to know. i'm not sure it's going to be as close as we are talking about today. i'm not saying it for spin. it's what i believe. >> governor, good to have you on. >> always good to be with you, david. thank you. >> we are going to take a quick break and get reaction to the governor from our round table and look inside the voting groups that will decide the race. nine days to go. that's it. we are inside the battleground. joining in on the conversation, governor of colorado and the wisconsin governor. we'll go inside those battlegrounds as well after a break. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reima
i think we will know before the end of the night. i tell you something, the independent voters are trending heavily toward mitt romney. with those numbers like that, it pretty well assures me we are going to know. i'm not sure it's going to be as close as we are talking about today. i'm not saying it for spin. it's what i believe. >> governor, good to have you on. >> always good to be with you, david. thank you. >> we are going to take a quick break and get reaction to the...
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elected julie carey joins us from sterling, with more on the big night. julie? >> reporter: the bus pulled up just a few minutes ago. this company across the street is the last stop on a two-day string. it comes on the each of a supreme court decision that his supporters hope will send new momentum his way. romney's supporters hope to turn it to their advantage. mitt romney is in virginia talking job creation, and hundreds lined up for a rally at a sterling electronics company owned by a republican delicate. but supporters filing in say the economy is still topic number one. torte's supreme court decision -- no matter -- i think it will be a big boost. >> i think it's going to get more people involved to vote towards the republican party. >> the republican and virginia democrats have sharpened their attacks, accusing him of outsourcing them. >> what i see with what romney is talking about beneficial to large businesses, but not to the small ones. >> reporter: this negative ad airing in battleground virginia appears to have dented romney's personal ratings
elected julie carey joins us from sterling, with more on the big night. julie? >> reporter: the bus pulled up just a few minutes ago. this company across the street is the last stop on a two-day string. it comes on the each of a supreme court decision that his supporters hope will send new momentum his way. romney's supporters hope to turn it to their advantage. mitt romney is in virginia talking job creation, and hundreds lined up for a rally at a sterling electronics company owned by a...
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as preference shall preferences, they backed obama over romney by nine points. wisconsin could stay in president obama's column in the fall. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> take a look at this, symbolic how high emotions in wisconsin ran over this recall, last night mayor barrett was slapped by one of his own supporters, who thought he conceded to walker too early. >>> elsewhere the death of al qaeda second in command is being called the biggest victory on the war on terror since the death of osama bin laden. u.s. and pakistani officials confirmed a u.s. drone strike in northwest pakistan has killed abu yahya al-libi. the so-called media savvy general leader of al qaeda was captured about a decade ago but later escaped in 2005. the white house called his death a "major blow" to the terror group. >>> nine members of a jury have already been selected for the trial of former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. facing 52 criminal counts for the alleged sexual abuse of ten boys over 15 years. some of those alleged victims are expected to testif
as preference shall preferences, they backed obama over romney by nine points. wisconsin could stay in president obama's column in the fall. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> take a look at this, symbolic how high emotions in wisconsin ran over this recall, last night mayor barrett was slapped by one of his own supporters, who thought he conceded to walker too early. >>> elsewhere the death of al qaeda second in command is being called the biggest victory on the...
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he reached out last night to romney backers. >> and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. >> reporter: some republicans say they've learned. >> if we don't change modern conservativism, we're going to go extinct. >> reporter: in a nation that just gave barack obama four more years. bipartisanship is going to get an immediate test, the dreaded fiscal cliff. automatic cross-the-board tax hikes, and deep spending cuts are just seven weeks away. live from chicago, i've steve handelsman, news4. >>> a rough post-election day sell-off on wall street today. the dow was down more than 300 points. it fell below 13,000 for the first time since september. the sell-off was triggered by worries over the looming fis kl cliff here at home. there are new worries about europe's struggling economy. financial experts say the obama administration needs to resolve the fiscal cliff situation, or the u.s. could see another credit downgrade next year. >>> democratic virginia senator-elect tim kaine said he's ready to hit the ground running when he officially takes
he reached out last night to romney backers. >> and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. >> reporter: some republicans say they've learned. >> if we don't change modern conservativism, we're going to go extinct. >> reporter: in a nation that just gave barack obama four more years. bipartisanship is going to get an immediate test, the dreaded fiscal cliff. automatic cross-the-board tax hikes, and deep spending cuts are just...
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his victory in the texas primary last night carried him well past the number of delegates required to win the republican nomination. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is keeping quiet amid a campaign scandal that is swirling around his administration. this comes as the d.c. council today got a new member to replace convicted felon harry thomas jr. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: mayor gray was sar serenaded with pounding drums. he announced a new high school sports alliance. reporters pressed the mayor who has not commented publicly on the felony convictions of two of his former campaign aides, nor the ongoing probe into the campaign that prosecutors say deceived the voters. >> people are saying you need to say more about what happened as the leader of the city. >> i think what i've said is what i'll continue to say. things a penning ongoing investigation. >>> he said he does expect to speak with the scandal lapping at his administration. >> i don't think it is appropriate to say anything else at this stage. >> reporter: are you anxious for the moment when you can speak? >> i don't know
his victory in the texas primary last night carried him well past the number of delegates required to win the republican nomination. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is keeping quiet amid a campaign scandal that is swirling around his administration. this comes as the d.c. council today got a new member to replace convicted felon harry thomas jr. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: mayor gray was sar serenaded with pounding drums. he announced a new high school sports alliance....
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this farm bill is to iowa and rural communities. >> the president also made an unexpected stop last night at the iowa state fair. he will wrap up his three-day tour of the hawkeye state tomorrow. >>> presumptive republican ticket will be campaigning in battleground states today. mitt romney will be in ohio while his running mate congressman paul ryan heads to colorado. romney campaigned yesterday in florida. he told senior voters there that president obama's health care reform law will destroy medicare. >> the president's idea for instance of medicare was to cut it by $700 billion. that's not the right answer. we want to make sure we preserve and protect medicare. the president's plan for our budget deficit was to make it worse. and paul ryan and i are going to get america to cut our spending and to finally get us to a balanced budget. >> now, the jury is apparently still out as to whether romney made a good choice with his vp pick. 39% of americans see paul ryan as excellent or pretty good choice, according to a new "usa today" gallop poll. 42% surveyed see it as fair or poor. similarly,
this farm bill is to iowa and rural communities. >> the president also made an unexpected stop last night at the iowa state fair. he will wrap up his three-day tour of the hawkeye state tomorrow. >>> presumptive republican ticket will be campaigning in battleground states today. mitt romney will be in ohio while his running mate congressman paul ryan heads to colorado. romney campaigned yesterday in florida. he told senior voters there that president obama's health care reform...
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president obama will spend election night in chicago. steve handelsman has our report from there. >> reporter: mitt and ann romney voted in belmont, massachusetts. the end of a grueling campaign with high hopes for a key state. >> i feel great about ohio. thank you. >> reporter: he headed off to cleveland for one laugh effort. president obama who voted
president obama will spend election night in chicago. steve handelsman has our report from there. >> reporter: mitt and ann romney voted in belmont, massachusetts. the end of a grueling campaign with high hopes for a key state. >> i feel great about ohio. thank you. >> reporter: he headed off to cleveland for one laugh effort. president obama who voted
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wednesday night on a spanish language tv network, romney tried to cut into that lead. he defended secretly recorded comments he made to wealthy donors when he seemed to write off 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. i'm concerned about them. i'm concerned about the fact that over the past four years, live has become harder for americans. >> reporter: president obama has a different challenge in florida, attracting support from senior citizens. polls show romney has a 53% to 38% lead among florida voters 65 and older. the president campaigns today in florida attending the same forum his challenger appeared at wednesday. at the white house the president spokesman said president obama does not see those who don't pay federal income taxes as victims. >> he doesn't believe as some apparently do that any student who looks for a government backed loan is looking for a handout or that a senior citizen receiving social security is a free loader. >> reporter: the president campaigns in virginia friday while romney head
wednesday night on a spanish language tv network, romney tried to cut into that lead. he defended secretly recorded comments he made to wealthy donors when he seemed to write off 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. i'm concerned about them. i'm concerned about the fact that over the past four years, live has become harder for americans. >> reporter: president obama has a different challenge in florida, attracting support...
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mark barger talked with jay about the late-night politics. >> lindsay lohan has endorsed mitt romney for president. lindsay lohan. so this -- this could be just the thing that puts obama over the top. >> i don't think anybody can figure out my political beliefs really. at least i hope not. >> reporter: jay leno tries to be an equal opportunity offender. >> so far for halloween, obama masks are 30% higher than mitt romney masks. well, that makes sense. what's scarier than four more years of this economy? >> my favorite thing is when i have president obama on the show, you, and your democratic friends, i hope you're happy. then when romney's on, i knew you were a republican. >> reporter: he said this year's campaign doesn't stack up comedically than the golden years. >> bush and clinton, yeah. >> reporter: and unscripted moments. >> they brought us binders full of women. >> i don't think anybody would have written binders full of women. you say this, and people will react. >> reporter: even though the candidates provide leno nightly targets -- >> i didn't know they were bank robbers. i
mark barger talked with jay about the late-night politics. >> lindsay lohan has endorsed mitt romney for president. lindsay lohan. so this -- this could be just the thing that puts obama over the top. >> i don't think anybody can figure out my political beliefs really. at least i hope not. >> reporter: jay leno tries to be an equal opportunity offender. >> so far for halloween, obama masks are 30% higher than mitt romney masks. well, that makes sense. what's scarier than...